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Well everypony, it's that time. This is your graduation ceremony. I'd lead you in a round of our alma mater, but I don't know the words and the tune is kind of lousy. I think the administration kind of botched it. Plus I really don't want tonight to be so super serious, which is why I ran with the image you see above instead of any of the man, many others that are, in the words of Hoity Toity, "absolutely amazing". This is a happy, silly event about happy silly ponies. Lots of ponies. So many ponies. How many ponies, Phoe? 227 of them. You all really went all-out for the final examination; we haven't had quite this many in a long time! That makes the final tally of images for the Newbie Artist Training Grounds... *drum roll* 5673 images! You're amazing. You're wonderful. I cannot sing your praises highly enough.

Tonight there are no submission guidelines for me to link. I'm not going to remind you about my e-mail, either, although I hope by this point you all remember it. And even though the event is over, if there's something you think I can help with, it's still ok to contact me there. But this is still the submission guidelines paragraph, so tonight I want to use it to thank Calamari for creating the page we've been using all this time. I would have melted under waves of enthusiasm but for him reaching out a tentacle and pulling me out of the quicksand. He's not the only brony who offered this kind of solution, but he did act swiftly and on his own initiative, and we owe him a gigantic thank you. So here it is!

Jeez, no theme of the day, either. This is getting kind of depressing. Not gonna cry. I swear I'm not gonna... ahem. Actually, I do have something pretty exciting to share with all you alumni. Hyper dedicated student Nullh, known for sketching ponies through such trials as a stag party, a museum, and a plane ride home has also created an Artist Training Grounds Alumni Group where you can keep in touch with your fellow artists and share new pieces that you draw on your own initiative. They've also already begun the work of sorting through all the themes and organizing galleries, so stop on by and help them out!

And now, finally... I want to talk about you. All of you, whether you submitted 1 entry or 30, or even if you just stopped by to leave a comment for an artist you thought did a neat job once. If you did even that seemingly tiny thing, you helped to foster the spirit and the energy that kept this event alive all the way through to the end. I've gotten a ton of messages today thanking me for this event, but I was really only one piece of the equation. Without your hard work and enthusiasm, this would have been a flop. I'm just a cheerleader. I'm your cheerleader (and I always will be), but without you I would be dancing in an empty stadium. And as beautiful of an image/metaphor as that might be, we were here to help foster some artistic talent. And we've done that, thanks to all of you. You are so amazing, so wonderful. I am more proud of you than I have been of any group I've had the pleasure to be a part of in a long, long, time. So congratulations, everypony. It's time for a well deserved break. Relax a little, be proud of yourselves, and stay tuned. We have some wonderful events planned for you coming just around the corner...

It's taken me an hour just to write that paragraph. I can't even see what I'm writing through all the tears. I knew this would happen. I'm such a silly pony, and so very proud of you. Enjoy tonight's gallery, it's a doozy!

116) By Amy (Please tell me I never made an Assassin's Steed joke already. Please.)

117) By Shiver (Thank you very much for participating. Rarity is pleased.)

118) By zorg

119) By Windfall (Don't get too down on yourself; you <i>can</i> draw. We'll see each other again, my faithful student, this is not goodbye.)

120) By Mistal

121) By Djrk16

122) By MHPayne (...Goodnight, everypony!)

123) By Tenchi Outsuno (Maximum doodles.)

124) By Passer Palmatum (I'm not a Hufflepuff? Zzzzzzzzz)

125) By Neoridgeback (Why <i>is</i> the rum always gone?)

126) By Relias (In regard to your comment, you will be happy to know I do infact have Megaman 9 and 10, and will be playing them soonish, just not as part of my relaxation marathon. Thanks for the image!)

127) By Relias

128) By Landmine

129) By David Anakah McGee

130) By Kelz (There is so much amazing going on in here. Look at the bottom left, for instance. =D)

131) By Foxtrot (Poor Twilight.)

132) By Starlite (Coooomiiiiiing~)

133) By MasterofRoku (I was about to complain about her lack of wings. And then I saw them. Whoops.)

134) By HyperMark (After all that, how could I not leave you a comment? Thanks so much for hanging out with us and sharing your work!)

135) By Philith (I hate Monopony so much. Every game is like this.)

136) By harley (Can't banish Pinkie! Probably.)

137) By Da Chi

138) By EvilMan

139) By Shockwave (You're welcome. Thank you for the kind words.)

140) By Kuroi Tsubasa Tenshi (Are you going to be keeping this up on your own time?)